The first piece, "Wind Blues," had a very harsh sound and was hard to listen to, partly because it was very loud. The trumpet part sounded the best. It had a metered rhythm; it became faster toward the end. The second work, "Archa," was very easy to hear. It had a slow tempo at the beginning, was metered, and reached crescendo at certain points. It mostly stayed at the same volume. The trumpet players performed solos at the beginning, and provided a longer soothing piece.…
Black Morocco is divided into two parts. The paired chapters of part 1 consider slavery within the broad Islamic legal and moral framework, on the one hand, and, on the other, within a specifically North African and Moroccan context during the medieval and early modern periods. Chapter 1 examines legal and moral perspectives on slavery in the Qur'an, ḥadīth literature, and Sunni legal traditions. El Hamel argues that interpreters of Islamic law chose to accommodate existing institutions of slavery and concubinage, ignoring the Qur'an's counsel against such practices. In chapter 2, the author thinks broadly about notions of color, descent, and servitude in Arab-Islamic thought of the medieval and early modern periods. El Hamel points out longstanding continuities in North African perceptions of racial difference and hierarchy, so that despite the enslavement of many different groups, and the possibility for the child of a male master and an enslaved woman to inherit or attain a high social status, "blackness" came to be associated with servitude. At the…
Carolyn Forche successfully integrates the elements of mystery, surprise and detail to comprehensively elude that the colonel is very threatening.…
There are several similarities in these pieces. One of the main similarities is that both songs give the listener a haunting, sorrowful, distressed and sad feeling. Although one song is expressing the sorrow of a loved one’s death and the other is expressing the tragedy of one’s fate; they both put off a sad vibe. They both at one point or another reach a climax and then drop, which keeps the listener entertained and interested in the song. Tu se’ morta and Dido’s Lament are both accompanied by a basso continuo. Last but not least, the texture of both of these pieces is homophonic.…
It was not until later that Dizzie and Charlie both developed bebop and became two of the most influential bebop artists. In his album, “The Song Book”, the element of bebop is evident in the song named, “Cold Breeze” performed by Dizzie’s band along with jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Bebop came into existence after the swing era. As bebop surged it developed new characteristics different from that of swing. Some characteristics that distinguished bebop from swing were the fast tempo, virtuosity and the emphasis on solos. As soon as the song, “Cold Breeze” starts the fast tempo is evident right from the start. The tempo is so fast that it was hard for the singer to sing words, and in this case the singer Ella Fitzgerald had to use the technique of scat singing to follow along with the song and its tempo. Another characteristic of bebop was the virtuosity of the music and the emphasis on long and complex instrumental solos. In the song, “A Night in Tunisia” featuring saxophonists Dexter Gordon along with Dizzie’s band, the complexity of bebop is evident in the chord progressions used and the emphasis on solos is clear as saxophonist Dexter initiates most of the song predominantly engaging in a sax solo. The sax solo is then followed by a piano solo, a drum solo, and then capped off with the sax solo once again. Dizzie was very heavy on solo improvisations and as a composer and director of a big band he gave many instruments the opportunity to engage in their respective…
The main idea in the short story "Araby" is about the narrator's dissapointment in love. The story begins about a young boy who is in love with his friend and neighbor Mangan's older sister, who he secretly watches from time to time. When the older girl mentions to him that she wishes she could make it to the bazzar, he is surprised that the girl has spoken to him for the first time, and promises that he will bring her back a gift. Impatiently he begins to stop paying attention during school and becomes distracted with everything around him only thinking about the gift up until the day of the Araby. Upset and angry, he paces back and forth waiting for his uncle to bring him money but he arrives home late. By the time the young boy got to the…
Faith is like an eraser, it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake. Quote is related to the way how Elie lose the faith on his journey towards the concentration camp. In novel Night by Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust Survivor, he loses his faith as time goes on and he keeps seeing different incredible crimes and atrocities committed by the Nazis. The novel Night starts from 1941 in a Hasidic Community in the town of Sighet. Throughout the novel Elie, as well as other many prisoners, lost their faith in God. Before Elie’s deportation to the camp at the beginning of novel he was a deeply religious boy but he keep changing in his faith, when he first saw young piple hanging on the gallows, and when he feel about what Rabbi Elighou’s son had done in abandoning his father and lost his faith like an Eraser.…
In summary, Jazz and modern music differ in many areas, while they are identical in others. When comparing the two you will notice that jazz music push the boundaries on societies restraints, while modern music does not shun provocative behavior. You will also see that the circumstances of our society will adjust what the purpose for the…
has a less ‘upbeat’ tone; however, the rhythm of the song flows well. The lyrics to this…
Synopsis: Gil and Inez travel to Paris as vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the golden age. Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city……
In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, we see that the character of Jordan Baker is quite different from other women of her time. She has beliefs and values that are radically different from everybody else’s. Through her actions, it is clear that she represents the emergence of a different type of woman -- one who is self sufficient -- in the 1920’s. Fitzgerald uses this individual to symbolize the changing ways of life in America.…
Abolitionism is antislavery activism between the early 1830s, when William Lloyd Garrison began publishing The Liberator, and the Civil War. By the year 1834, there existed a weak framework of abolitionists, many who were determined to free black slaves from the north who had a same goal, the emancipation of slavery. These abolitionists were courageous, slavery was either against their moral beliefs and gave the anti-slavery movement the growing popularity that it needed. I believe that the abolitionists (only anti-slavery persons), who wanted an immediate end to slavery, radicalized the anti-slavery movement by demanding an, immediate end to slavery and recognition of equality by the year 1836.…
Richard Franke argues that traditional West African cultures invented better adaptations to their environments than were developed later through outside, Western Influences. As is stated in the first page, "the historical record so far suggests strongly that Western policies have been major contributors to the current degraded state of the Sahel that renders its food production systems so vulnerable to shifts in the weather." (Franke, p. 257) The thought, is that this is because we do not have the historical background or scientific knowledge to do what was envisioned. The relationship between the herder and the farmer is very important and something that you have to be very careful with when trying to find a solution.…
The first piece "Wind Blues" had a very harsh sound and was hard to listen to, partly because it was very loud. The piece had a metered rhythm with the trumpet sounding the best, towards the end the piece became faster. The second work, "Archa," was very easy to hear. It had a slow tempo at the beginning, was metered, and reached crescendo at certain points. It mostly stayed at the same volume. The horn and trumpet had solos at the front, and it was longer than the first piece.…
“A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and sparks extraordinary results,” said Wade Boggs. Talent is nothing without optimism. A positive attitude is crucial for success because it motivates one to work harder and develops a passion for life.…